Haemodynamic and Electrocardiographic Effects of Xylazine, Ketamine, Lidocaine and their Combinations after Lumbar Epidural Administration in Healthy Buffalo Calves

Abstract

Singh, P., Pratap, K., Amarpal, Kinjavdekar, P., Aithal, H.P. and Singh G.R. 2005. Haemodynamic and electrocardiographic effects of xylazine, ketamine, lidocaine and their combinations after lumbar epidural administration in healthy buffalo calves. J. Appl. Anim. Res., 28: 101–106.

Haemodynamic and electrocardiographic effects of xylazine (0.05 mg/kg), ketamine (2.5 mg/kg), lidocaine (2.0 mg/kg) alone or in combinations viz. xylazine and ketamine and xylazine and lidocaine were evaluated in healthy buffalo calves after epidural administration in 1st lumbar space. Xylazine alone or in combination with others produced transient changes in the haemodynamic and electrocardiographic indices. The combination of xylazine and lidocaine produced more depression of the haemodynamic and electrocardiographic parameters. However, both combinations were safe in healthy buffalo calves as they produced only temporary and transient changes in the haemodynamic and electrocardiographic indices.

Keywords:

• Buffalo calves
• electrocardiographic
• epidural
• haemodynamic
• ketamine
• lidocaine
• lumbar
• xylazine